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Fri
Mar
17
March 17, 2023 | 1:00pm - March 31, 2023 CT

Virtual Authorizing 101 Workshop

NACSA’s Virtual Authorizing 101 Workshop is designed for individuals looking to gain a high-level understanding of authorizing best practices. This program offers a unique opportunity for participants to network with NACSA staff, industry experts, and new/novice authorizers across the country.

Through a series of three live virtual 90-minute sessions, learners will engage in scenario-based activities. In preparation for these sessions, learners are required to complete the Authorizing 101 modules that are currently open and accessible to all in AuthoRISE and an activity packet (to be shared following registration).

Tue
Apr
11
April 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table- Workshop 3

Throughout 2023, NACSA will be hosting a series of conversations about making authorizing a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive field, led by Dr. Kelli Peterson. Building upon the guidance and recommendations in NACSA’s soon to be published toolkit, Dr. Peterson will lead seven workshops aimed at helping authorizers create more inclusive work cultures.

Session 3: Hostess with The Mostest: Becoming an Advocate for DEI in Your Institution and Breaking Down Equity Isolation

Session Overview:

  • Explore change management strategies
  • Understand what it means to agitate for change
  • Identify actions that lead to equity isolation and discover strategies for resisting equity isolation
  • Design a planning team to elevate, value, implement and sustain DEI as a value
Thu
Apr
13
April 13, 2023 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT

THRIVE

EnTere Ed Collective, a space where black, brown, and Indigenous authorizers and authorizing-adjacent professionals thrive, is introducing the spring 2023 virtual THRIVE series. EnTere Ed Collective concentrates on providing learning opportunities to its members that is designed to strengthen the capacity, ideas, and practices of authorizing so that the charter authorizing space becomes more equitable.  This spring, the series will center around 3 key priorities:

  • Personal Identity and Leadership Authenticity; getting grounded in the true you and leading from that space naturally.
  • Visioning; building your personal and professional vision
  • Becoming a change agent
Thu
Apr
20
April 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

How can authorizers use Multiple Measures to assess student achievement and school quality? In this session, we will begin exploring how to credibly and reliably use Multiple Measures, as well as how to balance the science and art of data collection. Get a first look at our Multiple Measures Credibility Tool and chat with authorizers about their approaches to measurement tools and data analysis.

Tue
May
09
May 9, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table- Workshop 4

Throughout 2023, NACSA will be hosting a series of conversations about making authorizing a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive field, led by Dr. Kelli Peterson. Building upon the guidance and recommendations in NACSA’s soon to be published toolkit, Dr. Peterson will lead seven workshops aimed at helping authorizers create more inclusive work cultures.

Session 4: How Many Seats Do We Need?: Capturing and Using DEI Data to Identify Gaps

Session Overview:

  • Recognize confirmation bias in data collection and analysis
  • Explore initial areas of DEI data collection
  • Discuss strategies for sharing data outcomes and trends across an institution
  • Convert gaps to goals (not quotas)
Thu
May
11
May 11, 2023 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm CT

THRIVE

EnTere Ed Collective, a space where black, brown, and Indigenous authorizers and authorizing-adjacent professionals thrive, is introducing the spring 2023 virtual THRIVE series. EnTere Ed Collective concentrates on providing learning opportunities to its members that is designed to strengthen the capacity, ideas, and practices of authorizing so that the charter authorizing space becomes more equitable.  This spring, the series will center around 3 key priorities:

  • Personal Identity and Leadership Authenticity; getting grounded in the true you and leading from that space naturally.
  • Visioning; building your personal and professional vision
  • Becoming a change agent
Sat
May
20
May 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Tue
Jun
13
June 13, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table- Workshop 5

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?: Building Purposeful and Diverse Pipelines

Thu
Jun
15
June 15, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Tue
Jul
11
July 11, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table- Workshop 6

Declined Invitations: Uncovering and Addressing Bias in Hiring

Thu
Jul
20
July 20, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Tue
Aug
08
August 8, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table- Workshop 7

More Than Just a Seat at the Table: Creating Pathways for Advancement

Thu
Aug
17
August 17, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Thu
Sep
21
September 21, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Mon
Oct
23
October 23, 2023 - October 26, 2023 CT

NACSACon2023

Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
Thu
Nov
16
November 16, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Thu
Dec
21
December 21, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays

Tue
Jan
17
January 17, 2023 - 3-4pm CST

Rethinking the New School Application – Part 1

Online

Join this virtual event to learn about NACSA’s recommendations for rethinking the new school application so that more students and communities have the schools they are rightly demanding. Come to hear from a panel of leaders in the field and consider with your colleagues the implications of these recommendations for your work.

Thu
Jan
19
January 19, 2023 | 10:00 am

Rethinking the New School Application

Online

Join this virtual event to learn about NACSA’s recommendations for rethinking the new school application so that more students and communities have the schools they are rightly demanding. Come to hear from a panel of leaders in the field and consider with your colleagues the implications of these recommendations for your work.

Tue
Feb
14
February 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table – Workshop 1

The Purpose: Discussing the DEI Gap and Why it Matters in Authorizing

Thu
Feb
16
February 16, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays: Charter Schools are Public Schools

Tue
Mar
14
March 14, 2023 | 2:00 PM ET

A Seat at the Table – Workshop 2

Throughout 2023, NACSA will be hosting a series of conversations about making authorizing a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive field, led by Dr. Kelli Peterson. Building upon the guidance and recommendations in NACSA’s soon to be published toolkit, Dr. Peterson will lead seven workshops aimed at helping authorizers create more inclusive work cultures.

Session 2: Setting the Table: Creating the Conditions for DEI to be an Institutional Value

Session Overview:

  • Identify institutional barriers to valuing DEI
  • Share opportunities to build personal capacity while protecting your personal mental health
  • Connect institutional values to DEI
  • Discuss ways to elicit internal and external advocacy for institutional DEI
Thu
Mar
16
March 16, 2023 | 12:00 PM CT

Third Thursdays: Updated Performance Framework Guidance

In this Third Thursday session, NACSA will share our recently updated Performance Framework Guidance. While you may have a had a taste of the revised framework guidance at NACSACon 2022 in Minneapolis, we are ready to share the full meal. Come to this session to get an overview of the updates, and then dive deeper into the academic, financial, or organizational framework guidance while you begin to consider how to adapt the model to your authorizing contexts.